. they could not celebrate this success without the leadershipofsteveisrael,the chair. when i asked him to take this responsibility to serve our country and colleagues, i i said to all of you that he is a gold standard of a member of congress. he knows the policy. he cares about american people. that drives him to do the politics to increase our numbers to pass legislation that takes us for to improve the lives of americans. before i bring him on, i wanted to have a representative of the freshman class to speak on behalf of the class. i am very honored to welcome a fighter for the middle class, a real representative of his generation, congressman alec patrick murphy. his election is a cuase for celebration. his election sends the message to a new generation of americans that their voices will be heard at the table. congratulations, congressman a -elect, patch of mercy. -- patrick murphy. >> thank you for your leadership and for being here with us. thank you for your support. my name is patrick murphy from florida district 18. the youngest member of congress. i did defeatists someone you

. you can call in with your questionstostevelatourette,a member of the appropriations committee. rep raul grijalva and jason dick. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. at going senate budget committee chairman kent conrad sent a final deficit reduction plan would total about $5 trillion. >> red carpet interviews with nonfiction finalists. all online live tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern. add your comments about the evening. >>he said building in medicare eligibility age in changing the formula for social security benefits could be part of the final deal. his remarks and the wall street journal's annual ceo council meeting are about 25 minutes. >> if there has been -- one of the most constructive conversation that has taken place in congress in the last couple of years has been a group of senators called the gang of six. we invited all six but due to various scheduling conflicts, we got one. senator kent conrad. they are negotiating in the back room. i would also point out senator kent conrad has been budget committee chairman and is retiring at the end of this year. senator, great to have you her